Did you know that 81% of Internet-initiated crimes involve a social networking site? This statistic is pretty unnerving to think about, especially since the majority of people in the U.S. maintain active accounts one one, if not multiple, social media sites.

This infographic has some crazy numbers and facts and with all the warnings about internet crimes, one wouldn’t believe what people still do.

Blogging has meant women have been able to get into an industry that has been notoriously quite difficult to enter, and all from their own homes. It has been a real career changer for some and we have seen some formidable business women emerge from the blogging world, such as Michelle Phan who has now gone onto produce her own line of cosmetics. During production we discovered that 6 of the most popular beauty bloggers YouTube videos have been watched a total of 1.5 Billion times!

Social media became important to all of us over the past few years. It refined the way we communicate, how businesses market their products and services, how we receive our daily doses of information and it created hundreds and thousands of new other ways we do things.

This infographic shows why social media and its platforms is so important. Have a look at the stats and facts.

Our Mobile Life Infographic paints an insightful picture about us. Our culture, our behavior, what’s important to us, and how we spend our time and money. There is a ton of interesting information about how people use their smartphones, so we decided to have a little fun. We took some of the more interesting stats from leading mobile industry researchers and Splick-it user data and laid it out in a highly visual way to showcase how people use their mobile phones in their everyday life. Enjoy!

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With iOS7, Apple pushes out its first major mobile software redesign since the original iPhone. Bloomberg Television’s Jon Erlichman looks at what users canexpect to find when the upgrade to iOS7. (Source: Bloomberg)

A new report by iProspect has identified for the first time how to target those who are both affluent AND culturally influential…and therefore more powerful consumers. iProspect is calling this person the “Affluencer.” This research provides key insights into Affluencers’ attitudes and preferences to help marketers better understand the demographic group, and to learn how to tap into their authority and influence to help drive long-term customer engagement and success.

Nine days, 350 shows and countless models walk the runway during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. As the show enters its sixth day in New York, Bloomberg Television sat down with the head of IMG models to find out what it takes to become one of the world’s richest models. (Source: Bloomberg)

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This week Samsung revealed one of the most anticipated gadgets of the year: the Galaxy Gear. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Sam Grobart strapped on the SmartWatch for an up-close look at the gadget and he’s got some concerns. (Source: Bloomberg)